The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-30
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL.
To-Dav,s Doinrs.

I'll MAI END lV UENEnhLs
To-Day's Doings.
MISSION Observation-Disclosures, at No. 898 North
Illinois street.
GENERAL FA1RcHILDs RECEPTION : Tomlin-
Hall, evening.
W. @. 7. plymouth Church, afternoon and even
ing.
EX-GOVERNOR ST. JoHN-Lecture at Plymouth
Church, evening
THE MUSEUM. s. Wood, in 1.-THE Boy Scout, y
afternoon and evening
In Brief
The Indiana State Christian Temperance
Union meets to-day at Plymouth Church. At
7:3O P. NJ. Ex-Governor st. John, Of Kansas, will
speak at the same place.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
nenberger, William B. Sullivan and Emma
Evans, William h. Quandt and Mary Bower,
Joseph T. Lyle and F. Anna Bottom.
LICENSE TO REMARRY.
Only a few weeks ago Leonard Schwanen-
berger was divorced from Elizabeth Schwanen-
berger. Yesterday they took out license to be
remarked.
BROKEN LEG.
A five-year-old son of George Krue, the Ken
nington- avenue grocer, while playing about q
moving wagon, yesterday morning, caught one
of his feet in the wheel and had his leg broken
in three places.
DISPOSED OF HIS PASSES.
A gentleman in this city to whom the rail
road companies were liberal in giving annual
passes for some days past has had heavy mail
daily asking him to return them, as they will be
void after April i. He is too busy to respond,
but has put the passes in q package wrapped in
Grape and placed it in the garrett.
BELONGED TO EARLY RAILWAY DAYS
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
next week begin to tear down the old Madison
6 Indianapolis freight depot on South street
This building was erected in 1847, and at the
time was thought to be the most commodious
and best arranged depot building in the Western
States. John Elder was the contractor. and it
required the greater part Of two years to COM
plete the structure.
THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Mr.. A. G. Mackenzie, the English composer,
will contribute orchestral composition for the
approaching meeting of the National Music
teachers Association and Festival in this city in
July next Two of the evening concerts to be
given then will be devoted to the works of Amer
lean composers. Van der Stucken's famous
New York orchestra, which has also been en-
gagged for this week Of music. sails for England
in a few days to give number of concerts the
music therefor being composed by American
authors.
PREFERRED SUICIDE TO DIVORCE.
Two weeks ago the wife of Mr.. Oscar Snyder
filed suit for divorce, alleging bad treatment.
Monday night he saw her at one of the theaters
with another man. He went to his room in the
Ross Block with suicidal Intentions and took a
large dose of morphine. DR.. E. A. Davis was
called and succeeded in saving his life by using
the usual antidotes and by walking him in the
street for several hours. Mr.. Snyder was
formerly connected with the Times. and at pres
ent is advertising solicitor for the Labor Signal
KoLcHECK WILL NOT REcEDE.
Messrs Harding and Hughes, of the citizens
committee to investigate the Kolcheck saloon
license, called at the Commissioners office again
yesterday. and made thorough examination of
the papers in the case with the hope Of getting
Kolcheck to surrender. Several members of
the school board were seen about paying back
the school funds share in the license money.
They consented to this arrangement. and the
committee with Commissioner Sahm saw Mr..
kolcheck and laid the plan before him, but he
fatty refused to consider it. He says he has
purchased the lot, and has gone to the expense
Of erecting a building and will not be induced
to give up the project
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Two months ago = young man giving his
name az James Wilson was sent to tho work.
house by Mayor Denny for assaulting a small
boy. After his Imprisonment, Patroman Daw-
son, who arrested him, saw that be answered
the description of q man wanted in Warren
county. this State. for the murder of a man
named Trotter. Superintendent Travis notified
the sheriff Of that county, and yesterday. when
the young mans term in the work house ex-
pred, the sheriff was there to take him in
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name was James Lacy, but denies having any
connection with tho crime OF which he is sus
pected. Tho sheriff recently arrested at Ko
komo another man charged with the same muir
der, and does not think Lacy is the man he
wants.
TWO LADIES DETAINED BY THE POLICE.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent Travis
received . telegram from the superintendent o.
police at Lincoln, ILL.,. instructing him to arres
and hold Matte Cochran and Mile Arnold. o
that city, who would be here on the 5:55 o'clocl
| train over the l., D. 6 s. railway An Office
was sent to the train ard met the two women
Mrs. Cochran said she was the wife of E. M
Cochran. an attorney of Lincoln, and Miss Arm
| old was her sister. She left home, she said, Of
account Of her husbands i'll treatment, an
with her sister was on the wa
| to her fathers home in Louisville, Ky
| Superintendent Travis ordered the ladies takel
| to the Bates House, where they will be detaine,
| until the husband makes his appearance. They
| were we'll dressed and apparently women Of r.
/ fneMent
THE PROPOSED RACE-TRACK.
At the recent meeting Of the Indiana Hors.
breeders Association Messrs Browning, Liam.
Hare, Remy. and RAINFALL were appointed a con
mittee to look about in the neighborhood of II
dianapolis and see what ground could be obtaine
best adapted to the purpose of a racing parl
with one-mle speed track. Yesterday afte
noon three members Of the committee, Messr
Browning, Ijams and Hare, drove out to look 8
q number of locations. among which were tt
tract north Of the fair grounds, extending frol
Meridian street to Central avenue, lying imm
diately south of Fall creek; another piece lyin
directly north Of Fall creek; another piece mort
| of the Atlas works and another west of the oil